hip hop (genre)

Action Bronson Releases New Track “Actin Crazy”

Bam Bam Bronsolini is back with a track off his upcoming debut album, Mr. Wonderful, called “Actin Crazy.” If his music videos and cover designs aren’t enough to make you hypothesize how wild and articulate his first full-length will be, then you must have a problem with your imagination. Action Bronson, now renowned as the […]

A$AP Rocky Drops “Pretty Flacko 2”

Almost exactly two years have passed since A$AP Rocky turned hip-hop upside down with the release of Live.Long.Asap. Rocky’s output has been slacking over the last year or so, but last night he welcomed the new year by providing a sneak peak at what he’s got in store for fans in 2015. “Pretty Flacko 2” […]

Usher Clings To Fleeting Youth By Joining Migos On “Still Got It”

Usher was the biggest male pop star in the world when I was leaving middle school with wide eyes and hopes high school wouldn’t be like it was depicted in every John Hughes movie. That was over a decade ago at this point, and the age of Usher topping charts with every single has long […]

Hear N.E.R.D. Reunite on “Squeeze Me”

Funk hip-hop band N.E.R.D., the moniker for trio Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, and Shay Haley, got back together to put out their first new song in four years, a recorded follow-up to their onstage appearance at Odd Future’s Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival in Los Angeles last month. The song, titled “Squeeze Me,” is from the new upcoming […]

Watch Nicki Minaj’s Short Film ‘The Pinkprint Movie’

Rap got a handful when Nicki Minaj entered the scene, and she hasn’t slowed down in the slightest since first making a roar. After dropping her newest LP, The Pinkprint, this week (that’s well worth giving a full listen through), Minaj is back with a brand new short film to accompany many of the album’s sodden numbers. The […]

UTG PHOTOS: Clockwork Indigo – Flatbush Zombies And The Underachievers (12/5/14)

Under The Gun sent photographer Derek Scancarelli to Best Buy Theater in New York City to photograph Clockwork Indigo on December 5, 2014. In October, Brooklyn hip-hop crews Flatbush Zombies and The Underachievers dropped a collaborative EP entitled Clockwork Indigo. The New York City stop of the Clockwork Indigo Tour marked the last weekend of […]

ILoveMakonnen Shares New Mike WiLL Make It Single “Swerve”

Upcoming emcee ILoveMakonnen has been getting a ton of hype as this year has progressed, and with the last few days of the year beginning to wrap up, he dropped a new single for us to chew over until we see what he brings in 2015. The single, titled “Swerve,” sees classic production from Mike […]

Rae Sremmurd Stream “Drinks On Us” Featuring Future

Rae Sremmurd are doing everything in their power to promote the fast-approaching release of their debut album right now, including hopping on the latest Mike Will Made It mixtape. Neither release has been shared with the public in full, but late Sunday night a new song from the “No Flex Zone” duo found its way […]

Hear Nicki Minaj and Beyoncé on “Feelin’ Myself”

Earlier this year, Beyoncé brought Nicki Minaj onboard for an intense remix of “Flawless” in the way that the quick spitter can make possible. Now, Minaj has shared a brand new single featuring Queen B called “Feelin’ Myself” off her upcoming studio album, The Pinkprint, out December 16 via Young Money, and it gets a little grittier. Produced by […]

El-P Is Working with Zach De La Rocha, Run The Jewels 3 is Happening

There’s no denying it’s been quite a year for Run The Jewels, or that Run The Jewels are quite a force in and of themselves. After dropping their sophomore self-titled album this year to widespread success for free, they have taken over late night TV and political threads, spitting out words with a fury and […]

Lil Dicky Premieres New Music Video for “White Crime”

Comedy-rapper Lil Dicky has just released a brand new video for his song “White Crime.” The video centers around Dicky’s supposed thug lifestyle, highlighting all the not-so-scandalous things he gets into. The rapper gained notoriety on YouTube when the video for his song “Ex-Boyfriend” went viral in June of 2013. “White Crime” is the second […]

Rae Sremmurd, Nicki Minaj, & Young Thug Drop “Throw Sum Mo”

The two biggest acts of 2014 have joined forces with the queen of hip-hop to deliver a new hard-hitting track that further cements Rae Sremmurd‘s place in pop culture. Serving as the third single from the duo’s upcoming debut album, SremmLife, “Throw Some Mo” is a crazy single that features appearances from Nicki Minaj and […]